Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Music

Traditional Wooden Music Centre

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How most people buy and listen to music may have moved on in recent years, but some of us are not ready to part with our vinyl collections. This Traditional Wooden Music Centre offers a good solution as it combines the best of the old and new.

It has a turntable that plays 33, 45 and 78rpm records, an AM/FM radio, a CD player and a USB port so you can plug in your new-fangled technology too. It is beautifully presented, housed in a walnut finished wooden case.

Like pretty much all of their stock, Past Times are selling it at a reduced price of £128 (previously £160).

Categories / Design and Interiors

Desk One from Another Country

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Another Country's Desk One gives a contemporary design update to an old-fashioned style school desk.

While the essential components of a desk are there – a drawer, and an indentation in its top to hold your pens and pencils – this is probably far higher quality of anything you ever sat at while in school. It's made in the UK, produced in Dorset to be specific, from solid oak/ash. It's been adapted for twenty-first century demands too, with an option of a cable tidy to accommodate computers and the like. Pick from the natural version pictured, or a black finish. 

The desk costs £895.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Food and Drink

Kitchen illustration postcards by Amy Walters

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Kitchens often seems to inspire retro treatment and that's certainly the case with these kitchen illustration postcards by Amy Walters.

The London-based designer has produced a charming design, showing everything from whisks to spatulas. The set includes four different colourways, each with a 50s flavour, that have been printed onto recycled card for sending or saving as you see fit. 

The set of four cards costs $5. 

Buy them from her Etsy store

Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: 1960s Edward Schoolheifer-designed property on Manygate Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex

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Maybe land wasn't at such a premium 50 or so years back. Or perhaps house builders had different priorities. Whatever it was, this Edward Schoolheifer-designed house on the Manygate Lane Estate, Shepperton, Middlesex is very different to something found on a modern-day housing estate.

Schoolheifer designed this house back in 1964 for the Lyon group, one of a group of houses on the same estate that are now classed as a conservation area, all benefitting from a landscaped communal square away from the road, as well as front and back gardens. You wouldn't get a communal area like that in 2011, that's for sure.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Pussybow Midi Dress from ASOS

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While full length dresses have been the most popular hemline of choice for high street designers this summer, the beginnings of this Autumn's designs offers something decidedly different. It's something equally appealing to retro lovers, however, like this Pussybow Midi Dress from ASOS.

With the midi hem length comes an instant feel of vintage conservatism, with this dress tapping into the forties tea dress style. The pussy bow and elaborate neckline add a sophisticated glamour to the dress, while the bodice has an elegant simplicity. In a rich burgundy chiffon this tea dress is anything but ordinary, providing a higher end forties look with ease.

Get yours from ASOS now for £40.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Deco Lady Earrings from Dorothy Perkins

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When looking back on twentieth century fashion history, there are few more iconic images than that of the 1920s flapper girl. While achieving the look can be difficult to carry off for most occasions, a nod to the style can be achieved with ease thanks to these Deco Lady Earrings from Dorothy Perkins.

The design features a flapper girl image, complete with the art deco references associated with the era, from the Louise Brooks-esque hairstyle to the fan detailing of her headpiece. In cream and gold, the luxuriousness of art deco design is captured in a fun yet delicate pair of studs.

They're now available from Dorothy Perkins for £8.50.

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